Like Magical Mystical Teacher, I am tired of this ‘winning’ as well. All this ‘winning’ is making the country lose; and I pray for a blue wave in November; but I really do not trust it will happen. This winning disheartens me. Your poem says it all. Thank you for this!!

It’s really about globalism versus localism. The world is obviously not ready for globalism at this moment (although it is inevitable) based on the inability to successfully adapt of many cultures/people currently transitioning into first world countries. Some of these cultures have stagnated in perpetual iron age thinking and behavior and have a tendency to be inefficient when brought into a more progressive culture.

“Winning” in this context refers to the maintenance of enumerated civil rights while at the same time exploring the wisdom and appropriateness in certain declarations of unenumerated rights.

but then, aren’t we taught, pushed and set to prove (often at all costs) from a very tender age – to “come out on top” … when ultimately, we should be more engaged in celebrating – all participation, efforts and abilities ….

and yes, I am deliberately staying away from anything politically natured in my comment – because I’m tired of these “false but truthful” (??!?) “tabulations” – these supposed “wins” when it’s nothing more than a divide and conquer mentality;

so yes, I am exhausted and worn thin, by “winning” and all the frickin’ meanness in the world. 🙁

To heck with winning, how the entitlement thus derived is wrecking havoc to both natural and socio-cultural environment is despairing.
I really like how you put an emphasis on the questions — the question marks altogether create an outlook where answers aren’t meant to be, given the nature of this self-destruction.
Very well-penned.

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From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia I write to synthesize what I'm learning at the time, whether it be poetry, a political commentary, or a letter to my family in Hull, Massachusetts, where I'm originally from. Whenever I don't know exactly what it is I'm doing and it borders on wasting my time, I call it research. 'Dear Abby, How can I get rid of freckles?' was my first published piece at the age of 11.